Sitar, My Soul

So I finally took my sitar out of the garage and out of it's case and into the living room. I haven't played it since before we moved and that has been way too long for someone that claims she's determined to learn how to play it well. I love the sitar - everything about it - from the way it looks to the way it sounds. If an instrument ever could represent the sound of a soul, it would by far be the sound of a sitar. Holding and playing the sitar I find to be such a spiritual experience, it's hard to describe really... But it's so meditative and soothing. I've never gotten that feeling from other instruments I've played.

Here's my sitar set up in my living room. I just recently got that floor pillow from World Market. It is officially my sitar pillow just for when I play - my official "ass pillow." Hahaha!

I love the upper large Lotus Pegs, they add such beauty.

The removable toomba that's behind. It's hollow with a hole underneath and adds extra resonance when you play.

A shot of the various carved detail and decoration.

Tinker Bell - The Movie

I preordered Tinker Bell on Blu-ray. I'm excited!!! It comes out on video on the 28th, so I should have it on the Thursday or Friday after that. I just love faeries! And I'm excited about a movie that has a black faerie! You don't see that all that often which makes me so sad. In the movie, Arthur and the Invisibles, I absolutely loved the part where the dreadlocked Jamaican-like Minimoys starred. That was extremely cool!

I actually only recently got into "Tinker Bell" when my friend Liz lead me to the Disney website where you can make your own faery and decorate her room along with other neat features. Check it out!

Smoothies and Berries: Blended Goodness

One of my favorite smoothie flavors to make is banana-berry (shown above). It consists of bananas, mixed berries (blueberry, blackberry, strawberry and raspberry), lemon juice (for a zing), and agave nectar to sweeten. Smoothies are a great way to absorb more nutrients from your food since we tend not to chew our food properly and no chewing is needed with smoothies - the blender has done all the work!

Maybe I am lucky in that I just simply love eating berries but they are amazing superfoods with many health benefits such as preventing cancer and heart disease, keeping your eyes healthy, controlling your blood sugar and of course keeping you looking young - you can't go wrong.

I love being blessed with berries!

Gavin's Fall Festival

Today I took my son to his school's Fall Festival. It was fun seeing him enjoying himself so much, the school had some cute games available including a hay ride with a tractor. Supposedly the girl he likes was there as well but he didn't even point her out to me! I so wanted to see! He assumes I know who everyone is when I really don't. It was cute seeing kids come up to him to say hi though. I'm just glad he's made new friends coming from a different school. His teacher was there selling ice cream and his bus driver was there helping out with the bounce house (which by the way Gavin was way too cautious in). Below are some photos from the festival.

Getting his hair dyed.

Curly polka dotted colored hair!

Smile!

With the Chick-Fil-A Cow! Haha!

Car Bash!

I think it's so funny the Car Bash was so popular. People love hitting things!

O.J. Simpson Can Help You! Informerical

This video is freakin' hilarious! They took the actual audio clips from that stupid idiotic stint he did trying to get his memorabilia back and made an infomercial out of it. It's about it helping you be assertive and getting your family's respect! Haha!

Caution! This includes cussing, so don't have any kids around while you watch.

The video is done by Lisa Nova. She has plenty of HILARIOUS videos on her YouTube channel that she does and most she stars in (not in this one though). She is very talented and oh so funny.

Best Barack Obama Impersonation

This is the best Obama impersonation I've seen yet. I think that guy on SNL who does Barack completely sucks at it. They should hire this guy here!

Astrology Drinking Glasses

Check out these Astrology Drinking Glasses from Urban Outfitters. They are awfully mean, but funny.

I'm a Capricorn and mine says:

The Capricorn constellation is a goat. When was the last time you saw a goat pay too much for an apple or miss out on a good sale? Goats never get ripped off and you don't either. You are so tight-fisted you can barely pick up this pint. With all the money you save, you should be buying everyone the next round but the only full drink is your own. p.s goats don't have friends.

OUCH!!! Haha!

Fall Flowers

I just recently started to buy cut flowers for the dining table. This is what's currently on there. I really love the fall color.

As you can see, I'm new at this! I didn't realize until after I put the flowers and lotus pods in a vase that I really should have bought more for a fuller look! Next time will be better.

Delicious Raisins!

Raisins that are delicious? Before yesterday I would say that was completely an oxymoron. I rarely buy raisins, the main reason being is that they aren't anything special, but another reason being is that if they aren't organic you are taking in a concentrated from of pesticides being that they are a concentrated form of grapes. Concerning mass, you are eating more of the grapes in dried form compared to eating them in their fresh juicy form.

Well, last night I finally opened up a box of organic raisins I bought from Harris Teeter, the raisins are their store brand. I bought them mainly for when I make a Waldorf Salad type of meal. I am very rarely in the mood for just straight raisins, only when it seems I want something sweet but there really isn't anything around at the moment. I didn't have high expectations in the raisins, I mean they ARE just raisins.



But when I ate few I noticed their texture was different from what I was use to, seemed to have a little sugary slight crunch to them while still being moist. And then WOW, it was a total pleasant surprise - it tasted like candy! I quickly looked at the ingredients on the box to make sure what I was eating didn't have any "added sugar" or anything, but nope the ingredients just listed "organic raisins".

So there I was just eating away at this newly found delicious taste making me so content at the world at hand and in comes my son. Of course he wonders what I am eating and has to have some. The same reaction comes from him as well, he finds them so good! Then he gets even more excited when he learns they are organic! He is so cute.

So it looks like after 28 almost 29 years, I finally like raisins. Maybe all this time they just had to be organic. Organic food does seem to taste better.